DR Systems Named “Best in KLAS” Among All PACS Vendors for 2007
Company Also Top-Ranked Community Hospital PACS Vendor
SAN DIEGO – KLAS® has recognized DR Systems as the leading PACS vendor in this year’s Top 20: 2007 Best in KLAS report for the second year in a row. The company was also the top-ranked vendor, regardless of product, in the Community Clinical Ancillary Software category, as well as being the top-rated PACS vendor in that category. The category encompasses vendors serving community hospitals, or hospitals with 200 beds or less.
DR Systems was rated ahead of all other PACS providers including Philips, Dynamic Imaging, McKesson, Fuji, GE Medical Systems, Siemens, Agfa, and Amicas.
KLAS Enterprises, LLC is a prominent research and consulting firm that specializes in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare information technology vendors, including picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) companies. The annual KLAS award “signifies leadership in working with customers to resolve issues and match expectations to reality.” For more information about KLAS and these reports, please visit their web site, www.healthcomputing.com.
Healthcare executives, managers, and clinicians representing more than 4,500 hospitals and 2,500 clinics contributed feedback for the KLAS report.
DR Systems also led in several sub-categories for PACS vendors, including “Implementation within Budget” and “Works as Promoted.” The company ranked first in PACS performance indicators, with an average score of 7.79 on a scale of 1-9. It led in business indicators, as well, with 93% “yes” answers to the yes/no questions in this section. In the Community Clinical Ancillary Software category, it led in performance indicators with an average score of 8.14 and tied for the lead in business indicators with a 93% score.
“As a radiologist, I feel like the features of the DR Systems PACS make me a better radiologist, and that’s crucial,” said Douglas Gallacher, M.D., Senior Staff Radiologist at Washington Healthcare System in Fremont, Calif. “We've now integrated digital mammography with the PACS. The PACS has some wonderful features for digital mammograms that allow one to detect things more quickly and more clearly.”
“DR Systems seemed to have the full package,” said Vicki Fagg, Director of Imaging Services at Patients Medical Center in Pasadena, Texas. “I liked the fact that we could get the voice recognition in with the PACS system. And the price was very comparable or even better than the others."
Earlier this year, KLAS recognized DR Systems as the leading PACS vendor in its 2007 Community Hospital PACS Report. For the second year in a row, the company was rated the “PACS Category Leader” in the KLAS “Top 20: 2007 Mid-Year Report.”
About DR Systems
DR Systems, Inc. is the leading independent provider of medical imaging and information systems for diagnostic imaging centers and hospitals. For more than 15 years, the company has helped more than 500 hospitals and imaging center sites improve the management of patient information, eliminate film costs, and increase workflow speed, all while providing better clinical quality and patient care.
The company’s Unity RIS/PACS integrates numerous tools to improve financial performance and productivity, including: Web-based scheduling, image, report and audio clip distribution; patented, automated hanging protocols for radiologists; and the report format preferences of individual referring physicians.
DR Systems is the only RIS/PACS vendor that has contracts with these major healthcare group purchasing organizations: Premier, Inc., Novation (VHA, UHC, and Provista) and MedAssets.
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